Shamus

Producing Artistic Director
shamus@shakespeareinclarkpark.org

Shamus (he/him) is a queer director, producer, and educator with over 15 years of professional experience in the performing arts. He holds an MFA in Directing from Boston University and currently serves as a faculty member in the Department of Fine Arts at Rutgers University–Camden. Shamus is in his third season as the Producing Artistic Director of Shakespeare in Clark Park, producing eight shows, commissioning five new adaptations, directing four productions and readings, receiving one Barrymore Nomination and finding immense joy in challenging the cannon.
He is the co-creator (with Hannah Parke) of Close Your Legs, Honey, a new pageant musical that premiered at PHIT Comedy and toured regionally. His directing and performance credits span nationally recognized institutions, including the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, PrideFest at The Tank, the O’Neill Theater Center, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Playwrights’ Center, PlayPenn, the Kimmel Center, Bristol Riverside Theatre, the Arden, EgoPo Classic Theatre (Barrymore nomination), Tennessee Williams Festival, Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program, and Die-Cast. He also performed in the world premiere of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze Trilogy. He is a Founding Company Member of Die-Cast, member of Actors Equity Association and Associate Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. justshamus.com @mononymous_shamus